Aspekt czasownika polskiego w tekstach prawnych. Interpretacja badań ankietowych

The paper presents factors influencing the choice of verbal aspects in Polish legal texts. Imperfective verbs in the present tense are usually used in the Polish legal norm. The first part of the text features a theoretical analysis against the linguistic and legal background. In the second part of the paper, the authors present the results of a survey conducted with the use of a fictional statute where respondents had to select an appropriate verbal aspect. Such a method makes it possible to assess the significance of different factors influencing the choice of the verbal aspect described in the first part of the text and other factors covered by the survey.